El Cajon — 2026-05-26

City Council

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10. Public Hearing to Consider CEQA Exemption, Planned Unit Development, and\nTentative Subdivision Map for an 11-Unit Residential Project 1426 Granite Hills Drive RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council:\n1. Opens the public hearing and receives testimony;\n2. Closes the public hearing;\n3. Moves to adopt the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING the CEQA Determination of Exemption;\n4. Moves to adopt the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING Planned Unit Development No. 2025-0002, subject to conditions; and\n5. Moves to adopt the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING Tentative Subdivision Map No. 2025-0017, subject to conditions.\nADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:
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11. Funding Commitment for the East County Revolving Loan Fund RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council:\n1. Increases the Fiscal Year 2026 Economic Development (101112)\nappropriations by $300,000 from General Fund Carryover Reserves; and\n2. Authorizes an expenditure of the funds to the Empower East County Business\nRevolving Loan Fund as detailed in the report.\nCOMMISSION REPORTS:\nACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF MAYOR WELLS\nSANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) Board of Directors.
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12. Council Activity Report ACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS:
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13. COUNCILMEMBER STEVE GOBLE\nMTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board); East County Advanced Water Purification\nJPA Board; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee; SANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate.
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14. COUNCILMEMBER GARY KENDRICK METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire Training JPA.
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15. DEPUTY MAYOR MICHELLE METSCHEL\nHarry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA\n– Alternate; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA – Alternate.
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16. COUNCILMEMBER PHIL ORTIZ\nLeague of California Cities, San Diego Division; East County Economic Development\nCouncil; MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board) – Alternate; East County\nAdvanced Water Purification JPA Board – Alternate; Chamber of Commerce –\nGovernment Affairs Committee – Alternate; SANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate.
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17. Closed Session - Conference with Labor Negotiators pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6 Agency Designated Representatives:\nGraham Mitchell, City Manager Jennifer Lyon, City Attorney Vince DiMaggio, Assistant City Manager Marisol Thorn, Deputy City Manager Clay Schoen, Director of Finance Unrepresented Employees:\nCity Manager, and Executive, Unrepresented and Confidential Employees under City Council Policy A-29 Employee Organizations:\nEl Cajon Professional Firefighters El Cajon Municipal Employees Association' El Cajon Mid-Management and Professional Employees Group
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18. Closed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - pursuant to\nparagraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9: Bassam\nRihan v. City of El Cajon; WC Claim Nos. 24016844 & 25020750
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2. Warrants RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council approves payment of Warrants as submitted by the Finance Department.
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4. Approval of Resolutions to Award Bid No. 002-27 – Sewer & Storm Drain Pipe Rehabilitation and Approve Plans & Specifications RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolutions, in order, to:\n1. Approve Plans and Specifications for Sewer & Storm Drain Pipe Rehabilitation, Bid No. 002-27; and\n2. Award the bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Vortex Services,\nLLC dba Sancon Technologies (ST), in the amount of $1,685,564, with the\noption to renew for four additional one-year periods with findings as listed in the Resolution.
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5. Approval of Resolution Authorizing Filing of a Grant Application for the San Diego\nAssociation of Governments (SANDAG) Flexible Fleets Pilot Program RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, authorizing the City\nManager, or designee, to submit a grant application for the San Diego Association of\nGovernments (SANDAG) Flexible Fleets Grant program and execute grant\nagreements with SANDAG as necessary following award of the grant.
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6. Approval of Resolutions to Award Bid No. 024-26 – Apparatus Bay Door\nReplacement for the Cities of El Cajon & La Mesa and Approve Plans & Specifications RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolutions, in order, to:\n1. Approve Plans and Specifications for Apparatus Bay Door Replacement for the\ncities of El Cajon and La Mesa, Bid No. 024-26; and\n2. Award the bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, GMAT, Inc. dba\nInland Door Overhead Company (IDODC), in the amount of $1,293,000 with\nthe findings and contingencies set forth in the Resolution, and appropriate\n$71,500 of City Capital Improvement Fund (501) fund balance to increase the\nbudget for the Fire Station Bay Doors (263973PWCP) project.
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7. Approval of Resolution Authorizing Traffic Collision Vehicle Replacements RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to:\n1. Authorize the replacement of a Ford Explorer unit #42094 and a Ford F-150 unit #42075; and\n2. Appropriate $270,000 from the Vehicle Replacement Fund balance to the City's Vehicle-Equipment Replacement account.
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8. Contribution to Miss El Cajon Pageant Organization RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council approves a contribution in the amount of $2,500 to the Miss El Cajon Pageant Organization.
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9. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution to Approve the Proposed 2027\nFive-Year Program of Projects for the SANDAG Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) RECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council:\n1. Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony;\n2. Closes the Public Hearing; and\n3. Adopts the next Resolution, in order, for the adoption of the Proposed 2027\nFive-Year Program of Projects for the SANDAG Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP).